The websites below are preapproved for you to use. Any other websites must be approved by your teacher:
Pilgrim Hall Museum-Thanksgiving: Information from the museum’s research department on a variety of topics.
Plimoth Patuxet Museum: Information from the living history museum dedicated to the study of the Plymouth Colony and Indigenous people of the area. Thanksgiving See other links in the sidebar.
Thanksgiving Collection from Smithsonian: Well-researched information on:
Thanksgiving Collection from Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian
Primary Sources for the "First Thanksgiving" at Plymouth: Original text of the two primary sources about the events of autumn 1621 in Plymouth.
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe: Learn more about the Wampanoag history from the tribe themselves.
Pokanoket Tribal History: Learn more about the history from the tribe themselves.
Winslow Visits the Massasoit Ousamequin in 1621 and 1623: This web page Introduces the relationship between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag, includes the 1621 treaty and info on Winslow helping Massasoit when he became sick in 1623.
Brief History of Thanksgiving; CalebJohnson's Mayflower History website includes a brief history of the holiday.
LOC Teacher's Guide to Thanksgiving: Scroll down to the section on Background on this Library of Congress Guide.
"The information found on the World Wide Web has added a new dimension to selecting resources. Anyone can create a Web site. No one has evaluated the quality or accuracy of the information found on the Web before you come across it." (Teaching and Learning Services, The University of Maryland)
The University of Maryland has an excellent and short guide on Web Site Evaluation. It includes a helpful checklist. Website Evaluation
Website Evaluation Form
Click on the link below to open the GoogleDoc. Look under the File menu and select "Make a copy." Answer the questions, print and attach to your research assignment.
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The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue has some very helpful information on evaluating both print and Internet sources.
